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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06

Damascus, s. c.: LIST. have piece of level land
with light thin sandy soil, rather fresh and with
a fair amount of vegetable matter that have just
gathered pretty fair crop Of corn from, and wish
70 prepare it for cotton crop next year. Am will
ing to expend moderate amount in the rspara-
ton and am anxious TO have your idea as to the
best plan for manurng and cultivation.
End. AS a general rule for a corn crop will 1t do
TO mark off stubble land now and bed out the rows
with turning plow, preparatory to rebedGing in
the spring?
1. Light soils should not be plowed long in
advance of planting. The air penetrates them
freely, and they are not benefited by expos
ure to frost Ii you had sown your land in
rye a month or two ago il would have been
well. The rye would have gathered into
itself the available plant food in the soil,
and held it securely. Turned under in
spring, it would have yielded it up to the
growing cotton. The best plan to pursue
under existing circumstances, is to let the
land alone till about the middle of March.
then lay off rows four feet apart with large
shovel, and put in the drills all the corn
stalks, and upon them a good dressing Of
compost This compost made in the usual
manner, with horse and COW manure. (as
much Of the COW manure as possible), cotton
seed, acid phosphate and kainit. The follow
ing proportions suggested: horse manure, ten
bushels; COW manure, twenty to thirty bushels
cotton seed, 30 bushels; acid phosphate, 400
pounds; kainit, 400 pounds. Tho above
amount to be applied to not moro than three
acres-if good manuring is desired. Bed on
manure; tolerably high bed. Drag these down
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DEATHS IN GEORGIA.

In Macon-Mr. Roland 9. Lyon.
In Atlanta-Mr. George Woodmll.
In Newnan-Mrs. w. c. snead.
In Augusta-Mr. E. w. Doughty.
In Gillsyille-Mr. r. Elsey Evans.
In Oconee-Mr Henry Pascy.
In Americas Major w. A. Black.
In Hawkinsville-Mr Elizabeth Wilcox.
In Columbus-Mr. p. A. Camp.
In Ellaville-Major John Williams.
In Troup County-Mrs. Cynthia Hall.
In Macon--Amy Johnson.
In Dawson-Mrs. Francis Fleming.
In Atlanta-Mr. William B. Mulligan.
In Panola-Judge Berry Ragsdale.
In Atlanta-Little Mamie White.
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Mhnt IL VIII i,nv-

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TELEGRAPH BREyITIEs.

State Auditor Fuller, Of Arkansas, died yes
tcrduy, AZ Little Rock,
A farmer, named Irby, residing in Marlboro
county 3 g., yesterday shot and killed TWO negroes,
who attacked him.
A sx-story building rs Bowery, burned in
New York yesterday afternoon. The flames spread
rapidly that the Inmates had narrow escape.
Henry Overstaltz. president Of the ns0lycnt
Fifth National BANK end eX.Rayor OF et. Louis died
yesterday morning OF heart disease.
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You will be sorry if you do not get your
name in our Christmas box by subscribing,
renewing or getting us new subscriber
Only three weeks left.
Shall we send you samples to work with?
Write us.
Some subscriber will get $500 in gold as a
present win it be you?
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when Many WIN strike for More Pay.


The frugal householder who has o sleepy
servant would do well 70 lay in an Edison phono
graphand place II in position so that turn Of The
crank these cold mornings would shoot out In small
caps: "Co&F, Macy, THE LITTLE BIRDS ARE slNCiNG
THEIR EARLY MoGHiSC lay" 10 be followed by this
in caps: "WlLL--YOU-GET- upland LIGHT
THE-FIREW
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can be spared from the crops. The feeling is
too widespread that little is to done on a farm,
but the making and gathering crops. This of
course is paramount, but improvement of the
farm should never be lost sight of.
Another much neglected matter ON most
farms, are farm roads. Either there are no
permanent ways, or else, when present they
are located as chance or accident determined.
One or more roads should lead from the barn
to the more distant fields. Where the lay of the
land will permit roads should be laid off along
lines of level This will prevent their wash
ing out into gullies; will prevent head of
water accommodating along their hard surfaces
and breaking out upon cultivated land ada
cent to them; will be in harmony with the
terraces when the land is terraced, and will
facilitate the hauling of heavy loads over
them. When the lay of the land will not
permit such level road to be had regularly
graded one should be made. Let it be laid off
like hillside ditch, giving such grade as the
lay of the land demands. ditch should run
along the road and ON its lower side, to receive
the water which runs off the road. A great
deal of water accumulates ON the hard surface
of q road of any length, and roads are fruitful
sources of gullies. If roads must cross
bottom land, locate them, if possible,
so they will cross at narrowest and
frmest points; or where they will occupy the
smallest quantity Of these valuable lands.
Sometimes, both for the sake of the grade and
for securing firm footing, it is well to raise
the roadbed across bottom. For this pur-
pose rocks are admirable. Such a roadbed
may serve as a breakwater across bottom land,
and its location may be arranged with refer
ence to that. A good fording place usually
fixes the location of the road but this is not a
matter of much importance: a good bridge is
preferable to ford, because ford often inter
feres with the proper drainage of land by OBJ
structing the main ditch, making it too shall
low. The grade, also, in coming up from the
ford is often very heavy; this bridge will
diminish. Make the bridge high and brace it
well. Don't be under the necessity of having
to build new one after every heavy rain.
Raise it above high water mark when first
built. w. L.. J,
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The Man la tho Moon.

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and states that whenever he has cough or
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
- - y 40 e<e'----------------- y -s
dorsey Justice" In Africn.

a few words, now,, OH the ,fetich doc
Sor, or medicine man, the N 'ganga OF
the negro. who Is also priest, physician,
and chief justice. II any one in. the
village dies, The negroes, who cannot
comprehend that any one should die q
natural death, believe that he must
have been killed by enchantment or bv
the evil influence Of some other person:
In short. that another person was the
cause Of his death. 1t is N'ganga'a a
business to find out who this person is.
He consnits with the spirit by moon.
light, and communicates the result OF
his interview to the people. The ac-
cused person is then subjected to the
trial by cassa. Casa is the bark Of a
large tree, and contains a very strong
poison. The delinquent is. forced to
drink a solution of this bark, which
has been prepared by the N'ganga. If
he vomits tho draught up Immediately
he Is innocent; but if it remain in his
stomach he nfust die, In this case the
negroes never wait for the operation of
the poison, but fall upon him With
sticks and stones, or drive the life ont
Of him in some still more savage way.
The issue or the trial by casa Of course
with the N'ganqa, and, if tho del:n~
quent can pay enough, that functiona,y
will probably save his life.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
boxing tho Eara.

DIR. samuel Sexton says on the sub.
ject Of boxing the ears. he has upon his
records Afty-one cases in which the ears
have been injured by blows OF the hand
or nst. OF these tlnrty-one were males
and twenty females. OF the males
thirteen had ,been boxed upon the right
ear, thirteen upon the left and three
upon: both ears. One was kicked by q
companion upon tho left ear while bath
ing and the right ear OF another was In !.
iured by having the head violently
squeezed between the hands Of another
person. OF tho females four Wero
struck upon the left ear and six upon
the right. Five of the women were
assaulted by their husbands. or the
entire number eight were boxed in play
four b5 school teachers, two by parents,
anu one, q feryent lover, by his sweet.
heart. Several cases occurred among
pugilists, and others we're due to as-
saults and brawls. The nature of tho
injuries varied toa considerable degree.
One had inflammation IN the ear, sus.
picton Of intracranial trouble. He had
had a running OF the ear for twelve
years. following blow upon that or.
gan, He subsequently died Of brain
1disease. In another case the ear be
came inAamed, and tho hearing WIS
very mucl impaired. In still another
the patient was slapped by his father.
Iipnp tho Iaft oor Tp,p,ol T., "a ,,n;,, a., a. 4
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
HONITON LACE.
sIhc Only Place Where tho Art OF
Making It Is Preserved.

Lyme Regis and Beer, a small fishing
village q few miles west, in South Dew
onshlre, are the centres for all there is
left of the Honiton lace industry, which
mas totally disappeared from nonltop.
Ihis exquisite fabric, once so greatly In
vogue, was gradually killed by the in
troduction OF Brussels and Valencien-
nes lace. When Queen Victoria, from
patriotic motives, desired to have her
wedding. dress of English made lace, it
was with the greatest difficulty that
sufficient laoe-makers could be brought
together for the purpose. Many Of
them were women who had given up
the occupation for years This particu
lar gown was OF most elaborate designs.
llgures, or sprigs, being applled.to Brus-
sells net instead OF being worked in Will,
the net as now. Curiously enough, |
Stumbled across, In alittle grocer's shop
at Lyme Regis, the chief tho original
workers upon this dress. Mrs. Isugp.
Tor that was her name, was delighted
to find mo Interested In the lace indus. .
try. Her face lit up as she told me- the
Queen sent her ticket to the ceremony.
that she might see hor handfwork worn
In state. Aided by Mrs. Rugg, we
gathered together group of the Homo
ton lace-makers, and the artist OF tho
party photographed them. Among
other things these lace makers told me
that the designs drawn at Somerse,
House for the Queen's wedding gown
ss@apa. isast the no ssgsioi ssf tha. woman who
put tile lace t6gether. Afterwards I
saw them-a curious assortment of SOW
eral hundred pieces OF cardboard prick
ed in the most Ingenious geometrlc and
flower patterns, adapted of course to
the necessities Of lace-maktag, Tho
lace workers wished to make iubjleo
offering Of these to the Queen, thinking
that she might choose to present them
to some art school or collection. They
were greatly disappointed, however, to
receive a somewhat peremptory reply 10
the effect that tho Queen declined tile
offering. found more lace makers at
Beer than at Lyme, while Sidmouth,
still further west, on the Devoashire
coast, boasts Of being the present artls.
tic centre Of the lace industry. IIonitou
varies much in quality. The most
beautiful now being produced is made
under the stimulus Of the prizes offered
In connection with the Arts Department
Of the Bath. t1
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Tho Man Whom Lincoln Feared,


From the hour Of Mr.. LIncoln's ar
rival In Washington on the 23d Of Feb.
ruary, 1861, until the night Of April ID,
lso3, he was in constant danger. On
the one hand he was threatened by q
band OF conspirators madly bent on
SEEING his person and spirlting him
away through the confederate lines; on
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15

diary Of his fantastic classification or
y MS enemies The president hs rated us
s. third ciass, = acdor ding to his estimate
OF statesma Ike qualities. lilo lad q
.frst and aecond, Glass also. and there
was 9 wide Terence between them.
4. From g this man Garowski, and him
q alone, ita Mr.. Lincoln really apprehended
danger by a violent assault, although,
as I have already stated, he knew not
what the sense OF fear was like. Nj.
!!incoln moro than once said to me:
go ia 1ar tls my personal safety is con-
cerned GaroWski is the only man who
nas E't 9 glyen l'. .mfea serious thought Of per-
sonal nature. From the known dis
position Of the man he is dangerous
wherever he may be. I have some
times thought that he might try to take
my life. Itis just like him to do such
a thing"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
Az archaeological Question.

AS it requires something more than
the accident Of birth in France to make
q Frenohman, or In Holland to make q
Dutchman, OF In Cork to make an
Irishman, so 1t requires something
more than the accident of birth within
the geographical boundary OF this
America to make q Yankee. a person
horn in Patagonia of Mongolan OF
, Ethiopian parents Is no less an American
than q person born in Chicago or Wash.
ton of foreign parents. But neither
the ono nor the other IS by reason OF the
accident OF birth Yankee.
The names Briton, German, Irish,
Yankee, ETC., denote distinct families
Of men that are distinguishable from
each other, rs the children OF different
parents are, by certain family likenesses
and unlikenesses which are not obliter.
ated by mere place Of birth. To OBJ.
literate them there must take place
what is called assimilation, ana this
rarely appears in the first generation,
and never In the case Of foreigners OF a
different race.
Among persons Of kindred races, the
process OF assimilation is moro rapid.
The offspring OF Brtons in this country
are not easily distinguished from tile
1purest Yankees; IN. fact, Britons them.
selves who. mlgrate in early life ,irs
moi, 1!, Iace and, .'angaage beng the sa,l
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
Beating the Weighing Machine.

. In a saloon not far, from the Brooklyn
terminus Of the East River Bridge, "A
group Of men were recently gathered
around q nickel weighing machine.
They had all been weighed, but were
endeayoring to find q way to work the
machine other than putting the Gus.
tomary nickel in tue slot. Five pennies
were tried without success and the at.
tempt Of second person to get on
wllen the first was getting off was
another failure.
While the group were discussing the
subject q modost-looking man, whose
appearance indicated an enforced atten-
tion to free lunches stepped on the plat
form. The crowd watched him as he
applied his mouth to tho slotand, when
the air pressure equaled the weight of
the nickel, the hand ireYolved and
showed, Ills weight.
Then every man tried 1T, ana the Sd.
loon keeper ,eXpressedhis fear that that
method would become the usual way.
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Ho Loves Her Still.

3 I watoh her clear.cut cameo face
4 Against tho crimson curtain fold;
The gasllght ghinlners on the gold
OF $resses twined with classic grace.
Tho seasons beauty, do you say?
Indeed, I see she holds q count,
Whose smiles and jests and quick rotor
Keep her from listening to the play.
Why should she heel tho oft-tod tale
OF faithful love upon tho stage2
She knows full we'll, in this our age,
Wealth and ambition turn the scale.
&l2 Q. 1 loved her once, long SINCE;
a year. q century ago.
Before went abroad, you know
But was neither peer nor prince.
And SO we parted. Here tonight
K BY chance I see her, and again
Mith:throl, and thrill of sudden pain
feel my heart stir ut the sight
Tie drama ends. All, fair coquettel
Folded in furs she qu;to her place;
If I should meet her face to face,
VIII she remember or forget?
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
Wealth :inkt1ie Q Waste,

To an outsider 1t appears that the
bast mining opportunities Of the present
are to be found in buying up some Of
the dunps which the Mexicans have
virtually thrown away. II modern mills
Z will do what is promised for them, there
are big fortunes lying OH top of ground
among these hills. Americans who
are here say that these dumps will aver.
age thirty-flve ounces.
At Fresnillo, above zacatecas, there
is a dump made by throwing away the
carbonate of silver for 12o years. The
natives thought if was iron. The real
character or the ore has been discover.
ed, ana work has been stopped in the
mine while the dump is being handled.
The castaway ore runs $476 to the ton.
This is at the San 1tefugio mine, owned
by the descendants Of a Frenchman,
Edurado El Doey.
There may DO moro OF these dun. q
lying around, and ifthere are, honanzis
will besatruck here aome day without
digging. II
The desire to gamble and the desire
to steal are twins,
Honesty is something that alway ,
bides it's time.
Those who are content to hunt I IT.
faults find very eWiyirtues,
The bird that knows how high 1t can
fly is wiser than are some statesmen. <
Better the enmlty Of those VINO assaii !,
than the friendship OF friends that dos.,
nothing avail. sss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
ESTABLISHED ls4s
down PorooArEpIErr,s Slope.
descent on a. slcdgo of Matting---A
Sudden Transitione.-lCxpc pcrionccs.

! i3aifl !H4 : - {s5S ~
! After alt hour i'll the crater. we cot
[ out to descend. To, say that the do.
scent was made more rapidly than the
ascent would bo unnecessary. 1t only
required an hour and o half to reach
tne snow line from The summit. We
'naue the downward trip upon petates.
a petate IS a,kind of coarse mating.
an INDISPENSABLE article in every Mexi-
'ails lDuian's household. 1t would be
lnlpossip.e 70 ellamerate all tbs uses to
whic1 10 is put.' Each guide lad one,
hoouG iour 1eet square, and he Quickly
Transformed lC lntoa sled or drag, w
Ioidlng IT the middle and cutting u
nole IN. tue, oDlong thus formed. about a
kssa from one end. Passing u small
Si0e through the hole. lie Sc. fastened 1t
snat one end could be held by the tour
,sG sll1t't1llng upon the petate, while the
2Sler was IN the hands Of the guide.
as tho latter dragged the petate
enfough the soft snow, the occupant Of
ene same, ny holding his end Of the
tope lightly. kept the forward end Of
the sled well up OF the ground. The
galdes carefully avoided the hard snow,
as upon It's glazed surface tho petates
would get beyond tlleir control and
shoot down the mountain with ldisas-
trous results. n sIl.56gl;$s
The guides themselves often. coast
upon petates and steer them without
difficulty; but to describe the method
by which we descended PopocatepetI as
similar to coasting or. toDogganlng, ls
very. erroneous. It had discomforts
which coastlng knows not or. : The
sudden transition from rarer. TO
denser' atmosphere caused worse head
aches than those we had iii the ascent,
and being dragged over soft snow t)llei
with sharp pieces Of lava resulted in
many bruises. We reached The snow {
line In q wretched condition Of body.
and In a state OF mind that was far
from agreeable. The horses met us
there, but the ride back to the ranch
had no joys whatever. Every step the
horses took racked our bodies with
pain. We were thoroughly used up
when we reached the ranch cabins and
threw ourselves upon the hard beds
there. For a while we seemed to care
little whether we ever got. up. or not.
t5,l| tBpt with perfect quiet the headaches
passed OF, as they had done. before, the
fatignes We're forgotten, and sitter q
little lunch, to which q small anantitv
Of a light wine was added ,vo faIt f,,,,.,
restored axcantino i 80 S uny '.'
no.oaeu' .osa''ae eAoep1ine as regarded the